Marshal Tito

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A Yugoslav leader who fought German occupation in World War II and later led the country as a communist ruler

proper noun

: Mariscal Tito

Marshal Tito played a crucial role in organizing the Yugoslav partisan resistance during World War II.

Examples

As the leader of Yugoslavia, Marshal Tito maintained independence from the Soviet Union.
Many streets and squares in the former Yugoslavia are still named after Marshal Tito.
Did Marshal Tito really oppose Stalin's influence in Yugoslavia?
What were the main achievements of Marshal Tito in Yugoslavia?
Marshal Tito led the Yugoslav resistance against German forces during World War II.
As a military leader, Marshal Tito was instrumental in establishing a socialist federation in Yugoslavia.
In Yugoslavia, many people remember Marshal Tito for his role in promoting national unity.

Synonyms

Tito

vsMarshal Tito

7 7.4

A Yugoslav leader who fought German occupation in World War II and ruled the country after the war

has identical meaning but appears as the full formal name

Josip Broz Tito

vsMarshal Tito

1 8.1

A Yugoslav leader who fought the Germans in World War II and later ruled Yugoslavia as a communist

has identical meaning but uses the shorter common name

Surface Forms

Marshal Tito main

Morphology

marshal + Tito

The phrase is simply a title (marshal) followed by a proper name (Tito), so a learner who knows 'marshal' as a senior military officer and 'Tito' as the Yugoslav leader will immediately infer it refers to Tito with that military rank. Titles + names compose transparently in many languages, so the overall meaning is directly derivable from the constituents.

Etymology

Marshal Tito is built from his rank and his chosen name: Marshal shows he was a top army leader, and Tito was the name he used during the war. He led fighters against the German army in World War II and later became the long-time 'leader of Yugoslavia', so today the name refers to that wartime and national leader.